RT America to broadcast Larry King's new political show

RT television network and Ora TV announced a deal today that will bring legendary broadcaster Larry King to US cable television’s RT America. Beginning in June, “Larry King Now” will be carried on RT America.

Additionally, RT will air “Politics with Larry King”, a new show
also hosted by King and produced by Ora TV. RT America will be
the exclusive US broadcaster for both programs, which will
continue to stream online at Hulu.com and Ora.tv and also be
available online on rt.com. The
programs will be recorded in RT America’s Washington, DC studios
and Ora TV’s studio in Los Angeles.

“I have always been passionate about government and issues
that impact the public, and I’m thrilled at the opportunity to
talk politics with some of the most influential people in
Washington and around the country,” says King.

King’s career has spanned 56 years and more than 50,000
interviews, but he says the show will break new ground. The
veteran broadcaster will not shy away from causing controversy,
or using his authority to give a chance to hear voices other
media ignore.

“I have interviewed every US president since Nixon, and lest
people forget, I helped usher Ross Perot into the national
conversation during the 1992 presidential contest. I appreciate
the importance of providing a platform to those with real
alternative visions for our country’s future,” says the host.

RT will air the new show ‘Politics with Larry King’,
produced by Ora.tv in June as well as ‘Larry King Now’, which was
launched on Hulu and Ora.TV in July 2012. The programs will be
recorded in RT America’s Washington, DC, studios and Ora TV’s
studio in Los Angeles. RT America will be the exclusive US
broadcaster for both programs, which will continue to stream
online at Hulu.com and
Ora.tv and also be available
online on rt.com.

Larry King has retained his trademark suspenders worn through his
25 years on CNN (he quit the news network in 2010), but has not
been afraid to show a more opinionated and frank side, which he
says is a must for the new media age.

“Whether a president or an activist or a rock star was sitting
across from him, Larry King never shied away from asking the
tough questions, which makes him a terrific fit for our
network,” says RT’s Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan.

“Larry King has entertained and informed millions of viewers
over the years, and millions of digital viewers over just the
past year,” adds Ora TV’s CEO, Jon Housman.

“We’re thrilled to bring Larry King’s insights and
one-of-a-kind discussions, from celebrities to world leaders, to
RT America’s television and online audiences.”

Larry King Now, which will air four times a week, sees the
broadcaster sit across the table from some of the most talked
about celebrities in the world (recent guests have included Seth
McFarlane, Snoop Lion, and Floyd Mayweather) and take them beyond
the standard soundbites.

Larry's abrupt return to television unleashed a torrent of
reactions, both in Russia, where he widely-known as an ultimate
figurehead of US broadcasting, and in his homeland. Through the
day, Twitter was awash with comments on King's new place of work
that ran the gamut from appreciative to surprised to irreverent.